True or False
* Dance is always done to music.
*You need a partner to dance.
*The first ballet dancers were men.
*To dance, you need special training and to be thin.

Dance and Movement
• What is the difference between everyday movements and dance?
• When does movement become dance?
• Movement becomes dance when the elements of dance (space, time, and force) are intentionally incorporated.
• AH-E-2.1.31, AH-M-2.1.33

Dance has 3 main purposes:
• ceremonial (religion, celebration, ritual),
• recreational (folk, social dancing, aerobic dance), and
• artistic (ballet, modern, narrative, tap, lyrical).
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AH-E-2.2.32

Culture and Dance
• Nearly all cultures incorporate dance in some way.
• Dance is a major component of many cultures.
• Dance is often used to communicate or celebrate.

Some more about dance and culture
• Cultures use dance in ways that are both social and personal.
• What are some examples of culture and dance you can think of? How do those cultures use dance?
• AH-E-2.2.33, A-HI-2.2.31, AH-M-
2.2.32

Dance is also representative of time periods.
What time period do you think of when you hear:
*Charleston,
*Virginia Reel,
*Swing,
*Disco,
*Break dancing, or
*Hip Hop?
How are the dances of these time periods related to the politics of the time?
AH-H-2.3.31, AH-H-2.3.311

All dance movements can be labeled as locomotor or nonlocomotor.
• LOCOMOTOR-movements that travel
• NONLOCOMOTOR-movements that do not change location
• AH-E-2.1.31

Dances are created by combining locomotor and nonlocomotor movements. A dance, like a book, has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
AH-M-2.1.34

Dance is not only a combination of locomotor and nonlocomotor movements, but also the essential elements of SPACE, TIME,
AND FORCE.
AH-E-2.1.31, AH-M-2.1.31

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Pathways -curved lines, straight lines, zigzags, circles, figure-eights, and many more
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Shapes -large, small, rounded, and angular
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Levels -high, low, on the floor
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Direction -forward, backwards, diagonally, sideways

FORCE
• QUALITY-smooth, sharp, bound, free, flowing
• ENERGY-weak, strong
• WEIGHT-heavy, light, suspended collapsed

TIME
• TEMPO-fast, slow, moderate
• DURATION-short, long
• BEAT-pulse of the music

Dance is often used to tell a story.
AH-M-2.2.31, AH-2.2.32, AH-E.2.1.31